| Lemma | principle of pre-emption by synonymy |
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| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Clark & Clark (2004) |
| Titolo | WHEN NOUNS SURFACE AS VERBS |
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| Citazioni | THE PRINCIPLE OF PRE-EMPTION BY SYNONYMY: If a potential innovative denominal verb would be precisely synonymous with a well-established verb, the innovative verb is normally pre-empted by the well-established verb, and is therefore considered unacceptable. |